Nevill as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nevill

What is the meaning of the name Nevill ?

The baby name Nevill is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnɛvɪl/ (NEV-il).

Nevill is English in Origin.

Nevill is an English given name and surname spelling of Neville, ultimately from Norman French place‑names Neuville, built on Old French neuf “new” + ville “settlement, town,” from Latin novus. The meaning is “new town” or “new settlement.” While long used as a family name, Nevill has periodically migrated into given‑name use in Britain, pronounced NEV-ill.

Born of medieval aristocracy, the House of Nevill/Neville ranked among England’s most powerful lineages; their prominence helped cement the name in records, later inspiring its adoption as a first name in the 18th–19th centuries during the surname‑as‑given‑name vogue. Notable bearers include physicist Sir Nevill F. Mott. Variant spellings include Neville (standard), Nevil, Nevile, and the clipped form Nev; related French forms are Neuville/De Neuville as surnames. Today Nevill remains rare but familiar in the UK and Commonwealth, carrying a genteel, historic English tone.

⚙ Nevill is rarely chosen. We count 24 recorded uses of it across 14 countries.